1973 WTA Tour
![]() Court pictured in 1964 won 18 tour titles in 1973 | |
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Duration | 26 December 1972 – 26 November 1973 |
Edition | 1st |
Tournaments | 65 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Year-end championships Virginia Slims Circuit (22) Commercial Union Grand Prix (23) Non-Tour Events (13) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() |
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The 1973 WTA Tour was also the first season of the WTA Tour was officially formed by Billie Jean King following a meeting held in the Gloucester Hotel in London during the week before Wimbledon.[1] It was composed of the third annual Virginia Slims Circuit a tour of tennis tournaments for female tennis players, sponsored by Virginia Slims cigarettes.[2] and the ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix, a circuit of tournaments sponsored by Commercial Union Assurance Company.
Schedule
[edit]This is a calendar of all events sponsored by Virginia Slims in the year 1973, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. The table also includes the Grand Slam tournaments, the 1973 Virginia Slims Championships and the 1973 Federation Cup.[2]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Virginia Slims championships |
Virginia Slims Circuit |
ILTF Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix |
ILTF Circuit |
Team events |
December (1972)
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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25 Dec 1 Jan | Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam (A) Grass – 64S/32D Singles – Doubles | ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() |
January
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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15 Jan | British Motor Cars Invitational San Francisco, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 | ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–1, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
22 Jan | British Motor Cars of Los Angeles Los Angeles, United States Virginia Slims $25,000 | ![]() 7–5, 6–7(1–5), 7–5 | ![]() | 3rd: ![]() 4th: ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() Walkover | ![]() ![]() | ||||
29 Jan | Virginia Slims of Washington Washington, D.C., United States Virginia Slims $25,000 | ![]() 6–1, 6–2 | ![]() | 3rd: ![]() 4th: ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() |
February
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[edit]November
[edit]Week | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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5 Nov | Dewar Circuit Billingham, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | ![]() 6–2, 6–0 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
12 Nov | Dewar Circuit Final London, United Kingdom Non-tour event Clay Draw | ![]() 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | ![]() | ||
Fred Perry Japan Open Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | ![]() 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() | |||
19 Nov | South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Grand Prix (A) Hard – 60S/30D/16XD | ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() 7–6, 2–6, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
Tokyo Gunze Classic Tokyo, Japan Non-tour event Carpet (i) Draw | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() |
Grand Prix points system
[edit]The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into four groups. Group AA consisted of the Triple Crown – the French Open, the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open – while the other tournaments were divided into Groups A, B and C by prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these groups and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first round losers and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation is listed below:
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